quote:Granger is trade bait and has been all season. A swap for Gordon is good value for valu

29 and bad knees << 23 and bad knee would be dumb it would put us behind the 8 ball even further

quote:Google Anderson for Gasol and there will be about 100 links, cause that was one of the hottest rumors at the deadline.

Even if it is Gasol is 32, his production and body is declining << Anderson 24 best scorer for the Hornets, and can stretch the floor better than anyone at his position

quote:My idea is to get Roberts and Miller time as primary back-ups

Roberts is 27 and is unfortunately a mediocre backup PG, Miller love the guy but he's just flat out not an NBA caliber player he does not excel at anything and is mediocre at everything

not trying to rain on your parade but I want to see the Pelicans invest in young talent not trade it away...Pau is a decent player right now, 3 years ago I'd love him, Granger give him to me 3 years ago

see my thoughts are you get Pau Gasol, Granger, Davis, EG, and a PG now you have 3 guys who are injury risks and your paying big money to all of them and they are old what will you do in lets say 3 years when they are gone? AD 3 years down the road has developed into what we think he will be so you bank on bringing in more FA's during the offseason? We are a small market team and we cannot rely on FA's to come here even with AD

get me young guys, get players from the draft and watch lets say Porter, Davis, Rivers, Gordon, and Anderson grow together and sprinkle in one or two FA's which is a little more likely maybe a trade but as a small market team you can't rely (not saying it doesnt happen) but you cannot rely on FA's and trades

re: Ideal Pelicans First Offseason 2013(Posted by brmark70816 on 3/19/13 at 11:48 pm to drake20)

quote:I don't see that many similarities...What you got?

When Gasol came into the league he was a PF/C tweener with a developing offensive game. But he was a hustler and a good defensive player, much like Davis. Everybody points to the Spurs as our model. Well the Spurs had Robinson to show Duncan the way. It could be something similar with Davis and Gasol.

quote:respect lost. gasol is a pf. thats where he impacted the most. no thanks to paying 20mil to him for 13&8. hell, i like lopez for 15mil cheeper and get the same results. that a troll?

Flip that. Gasol was the Center on two NBA championship teams (recently), with Bynum backing him up. He is a career 20/10 guy and given starter minutes would be again. The contract is expiring, which is a huge deal. That's 20 million to spend in a great 2014 free agent market, plus they would still have Lopez.

re: Ideal Pelicans First Offseason 2013(Posted by drake20 on 3/20/13 at 12:00 am to brmark70816)

quote:"If the Hornets don't trade Anderson, then he has to start next year. This precipitates moving Davis to C, which the Hornets don't want to do"

I just don't think Davis is ready or capable of playing Center full time. If he is and it happens, then that's awesome, keep Anderson. Otherwise, I think, they need to move on from that arrangement.

Let's Do It!

...Power Forwards that shoot and make a lot of 3s are nice assets. I don't know why people want to get rid of Anderson. Great contract, young, solid player. The Lakers and a lot of other teams would love to have him. We should too.

The Warriors are struggling. They need a creator and neither of those are while Gordon has the potential to be. Throw in Vasquez if you have too... And Cousins is worth the risk. Hope Monty can get him in line and he has the potential to be the best center in the league

Since when is Gordon only a scorer? He's a great defender as well but that's not my point. They don't have someone who can create their own shot which Gordon can undoubtedly do. And Cousins still plays well on the court despite his antics

re: Ideal Pelicans First Offseason 2013(Posted by drake20 on 3/20/13 at 12:12 am to brmark70816)

quote:When Gasol came into the league he was a PF/C tweener with a developing offensive game. But he was a hustler and a good defensive player, much like Davis. Everybody points to the Spurs as our model. Well the Spurs had Robinson to show Duncan the way. It could be something similar with Davis and Gasol.

Gasol is a very skilled player, but he has been called soft....He's not the guy I would want as Davis' mentor anyway.

In twelve seasons, Gasol has put up 10+ RPG three times...2+ BPG twice.

True. However,he would not fix there defensive woes by himself. My point was that the reason the Warriors are struggling isn't because they need a creator on offense, which is what you said. Its because of atrocious team defense.

Also, I think JJ and Steph Curry would like to talk with you as far as your creator concerns. Its the best thing Curry has added to his game this year, he's consistently been breaking defenders down and getting his own shot.